What is the basis for the statement that Aishah’s face was uncovered, so she would lift her khimar and expose her neck, and he would strike her leg with the camel’s whip? I asked him, “Do you see anyone else? Was her face uncovered?”
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The questioner : Sharafi: May Allah reward you. I do not see the evidence for uncovering the face; the uncovering was only of the neck, not the face?
The Shaykh : Yes, if she uncovered her neck, her face became visible. May Allah reward you. The khimar is known to cover the head and fold over the neck, so if she uncovered it, the face necessarily opened up.
The questioner : Sharafi: May Allah reward you. There is no evidence for covering the face; rather, she was prohibited from uncovering the neck, not the face?
The Shaykh : No, if the neck is uncovered, the face is uncovered, because the khimar comes down from the top.
The Shaykh : Yes, if she uncovered her neck, her face became visible. May Allah reward you. The khimar is known to cover the head and fold over the neck, so if she uncovered it, the face necessarily opened up.
The questioner : Sharafi: May Allah reward you. There is no evidence for covering the face; rather, she was prohibited from uncovering the neck, not the face?
The Shaykh : No, if the neck is uncovered, the face is uncovered, because the khimar comes down from the top.